Tips - assuming you are interviewing in your specialist area then be yourself remember you're the SME - chances are the person interviewing wont have a clue / level experience you have.

Other main tip is - so why have you been out of a job for so long ? or what have you been doing for past x months, all that larding around, are you motivated and healthy, 60 hour weeks.....etc etc - get a good practiced answer ready for that, its bound to come up.

Thanks DC. Yeah, I think so. In consulting speak, I concentrated on the 'physical' workstream, but neglected the 'mental' workstream. :-) I was asked this during the initial HR call. I told the whole story. Am sure will come up again.

Have an interview next Wed. Let's hope I do well. Can then enjoy the holidays.